Eating too much salt can indeed lead to high blood pressure. This has been proven by numerous scientific studies.
Worldwide, studies have shown that if the daily intake of salt exceeds 6 grams, the increase in blood pressure in this part of the population will be very obvious, and many people's blood pressure exceeds the hypertension standard; If you eat 3-6 grams of salt every day, although the blood pressure of this part of the population will increase, it generally does not meet the standard of hypertension; If you consume less than 3 grams of salt per day, essential hypertension is almost invisible in this part of the population.
In addition, from a therapeutic point of view, hypertensive patients can significantly improve their hypertension by reducing salt intake.
From the current research conclusions, whether it is to prevent high blood pressure or control high blood pressure, controlling salt intake is very critical.
But some people will definitely put forward counterexamples, saying that the XXX I know, the daily meals are very salty, and I love to eat tofu milk, salted duck eggs and the like, and my blood pressure is not high at all.
There are indeed such cases, just like someone who smoked all his life and did not have lung cancer; Some people don't smoke, but they have lung cancer.
In addition to salt intake, the cause of hypertension is also related to genetics, obesity and other factors.
That is to say, some people who eat too much salt will not necessarily get high blood pressure, and these people belong to the salt-insensitive group.
The results of medical research are probabilistic results obtained through large-scale population studies, but once the specific disease occurs in an individual, it is not a matter of probability, either 0 or 100%.
Needless to say, the harm of high blood pressure is economical, and eating less salt is both economical and very convenient.
How to eat less salt?
There is a tip to significantly reduce table salt intake. By replacing the salt spoon at home with a smaller one, you can significantly reduce the amount of table salt. This is the use of human visual illusions: items of the same size, placed in large containers, look relatively small; Put it in a small container and it looks big. Taking advantage of this illusion, when you take salt with a small salt spoon, you will feel that you take more salt, and naturally take less.
Another good way is to choose a low sodium salt.
The sodium in table salt is the main culprit in causing high blood pressure. Low sodium salt is to replace sodium chloride with potassium chloride, about 30% replacement. Switching to low sodium salt, under the same amount of salt, can reduce sodium intake by about 30%.
In addition, potassium is a very important element for the human body, Chinese there is a general lack of potassium intake. Change to eat low sodium salt, but also properly supplement the body's potassium.
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